Yes, yes, I know. There is still snow on the ground and most of the Ottawa River is still frozen. That’s precisely why I’m posting this… more…
Author Archives: Harbourmaster
Jan 27th: Happy Winter Equinox
January 27: 94 days since Haul Out, 94 days until Launch. NSC is starting to ramp-up preparations for the 2015 Sailing Season, Summer #36. Please make sure that you pay your invoices on time.
Final prep for Winter
Two requests of you before the mercury drops much farther: doublecheck your tarps and please lock up your ladders. more…
De-Masting For Winter
In preparation for winter storage, many of you will be pulling your masts over the next few weeks. more…
International Harbourmaster’s Race, Saturday, Aug. 23 – Report & Results
In near perfect conditions, Sam Lowery battled his way through three heats to capture the highly coveted Harbourmaster’s Trophy by winning the First International version of the race. more…
NSC to host the first International Harbourmaster Race
“My Race” – aka the annual NSC HarbourMaster Race – is next Saturday, August 23, 2014 and frankly, if I can cram myself into an O’Pen Bic to race around the Harbour, so can you! more…
It’s time to get Seaworthy
After what can only be described as a “weird” start to the year, we’ve finally had a decent stretch of weather to enjoy our boats, NSC and the Ottawa River. The exact midpoint of the Sailing Season lands on Saturday, August 2 and that’s your deadline to ensure that your vessel is “seaworthy”. What makes a vessel at NSC “seaworthy”? more…
Navigation at Constance Bay, K10 Mark
The red buoy K10 marking the narrow channel near the Constance shoal is out of position by about 0.17 NM downstream of chart position. The Coast Guard has been notified. The green buoy K11 is good, and should be the one used for navigating that channel. (Updated 2014-06-27).